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Has anyone been to Ruth’s diner up emigration canyon? Always been told it’s real good. It’s also not just a dive. Seems like a little more upscale diner.
 
The Thriller said:
1. Crown (I love the downtown location just love it)
2. Astro (very similar in quality to crown). I used to go to the Draper location off 123rd)
3. Maybe burger supreme (Provo) on the diagonal.
4. Apollo (what the **** has happened? Same menu as crown but their food is flavorless). Like you said, some corporate takeover and it sucks.
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Don't forget B&D up by the U.

Now that I live in Oregon, I've found that nobody makes a pastrami burger outside of Utah. I don't know if I would have moved if I'd known that.
 
Ok this might have been mentioned here already but Taggart's is worth a drive. Up Weber canyon past Morgan just kind of off the freeway. Good food, really interesting location, good atmosphere. If you're in the mood for a drive it's a decent destination.

 
gandalfe said:
Don't forget B&D up by the U.

Now that I live in Oregon, I've found that nobody makes a pastrami burger outside of Utah. I don't know if I would have moved if I'd known that.
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Every burger joint in socal has a pastrami burger. They don't know it but they are all chasing crown burger and no one does it right. A few places are decent but not the same. In fact, outside of fry sauce, many of the little joints here have nearly the same menu as crown et al in Utah, which is kind of weird.

Here is a place we like in Redlands. Check out their menu. A lot of similarities to places like crown burger. I'm curious what the connection is.

 
Gameface said:
What is anyone's opinion of Maddox Ranch House in Perry Utah? My wife is taking me there for my birthday.
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It's my family's favorite restaurant, the one we celebrate almost all important events for the past 40 years. If you like food that's not fancy but good quality, it's great. The rolls with raspberry butter are divine.

Reservations are a must.

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Gameface said:
Cotton Bottom has changed ownership and gone through a major renovation. I've never been there.

Crown Burger is better than Apollo, hands down. Yeah, same menu, very similar almost every way, but Crown is clearly better. The Downtown OG Crown Burger location is also better than their other locations, maybe saving the Sugarhouse location. I'll take Astro over Apollo, but Crown is better than either. I think Apollo was better but they have clearly been acquired by some big organization and have become a corporate fast food joint that doesn't even make their own fry sauce on location. For anyone outside Utah, fry sauce may have originated at Arctic Circle, but it became mandatory with the Crown Burger, which is a Pastrami Burger. You are legally (I'm kidding) required to put fry sauce on your Crown Burger. The copycat places call their pastrami burger the Apollo Burger and the Astro Burger.
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Best fry sauce hands down. Bout time has some garlic fry sauce that gives it a run for the money though


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The Thriller said:
Has anyone been to Ruth’s diner up emigration canyon? Always been told it’s real good. It’s also not just a dive. Seems like a little more upscale diner.
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I've been there a handful of times. When the weather is nice the outside seating can't be beat. It is a breakfast restaurant for me. Never tried their lunch or dinner menu. I'd suggest hitting it on a weekday to avoid a long wait.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Ok this might have been mentioned here already but Taggart's is worth a drive. Up Weber canyon past Morgan just kind of off the freeway. Good food, really interesting location, good atmosphere. If you're in the mood for a drive it's a decent destination.

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My wife and I were up in Morgan looking for a house/lot to buy (we really really want to move there) and hot hungry. Went to Taggart’s and it was an hour plus wait time. We had someplace to be and couldn’t wait but want to try again.


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bigb said:
My wife and I were up in Morgan looking for a house/lot to buy (we really really want to move there) and hot hungry. Went to Taggart’s and it was an hour plus wait time. We had someplace to be and couldn’t wait but want to try again.


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Yeah, depends on when you go and such like lots of hot spots. Bummer you couldn't try it. We like it.
 
leftyjace said:
Has anybody been to Hell's Backbone Grill & Farm in Boulder, UT?

https://hellsbackbonegrill.com/
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Pan-seared chicken breast - $32
French onion soup - $24
Beef stew - $24

Other fancy-pants kind of stuff. The local smoked trout pate for $13 sounds pretty good for an appetizer. The spicy chipotle meatloaf for $28 sounds interesting.

Ain't for the faint of wallet that is for sure.
 
The Thriller said:
Has anyone been to Ruth’s diner up emigration canyon? Always been told it’s real good. It’s also not just a dive. Seems like a little more upscale diner.
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Yeah, it's worth a visit, though I honestly can't tell you what I ate or remember it. I've been a couple times. Overall I don't find diner food all that memorable but it's always good.

Regarding Maddox, we've been up there a handful of times. It's alright. Worth going at least once. Don't get the shrimp steak.

They ended up opening a restaurant in Lehi (though it may technically be an American Fork address) called Little India that I would deem the best Indian in the state.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Pan-seared chicken breast - $32
French onion soup - $24
Beef stew - $24

Other fancy-pants kind of stuff. The local smoked trout pate for $13 sounds pretty good for an appetizer. The spicy chipotle meatloaf for $28 sounds interesting.

Ain't for the faint of wallet that is for sure.
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I'm willing to spend some money for good food but $24 for french onion soup? Oh goodness!
 
Gameface said:
I'm willing to spend some money for good food but $24 for french onion soup? Oh goodness!
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This. Considering I make the best french onion soup I've ever had (ok I copied someone's recipe but it's the bomb) and it costs like 8 bucks for a gallon or more it's awful hard to spend like that.
 
Went to UTOG today after work since I've been working in the Ogden area a lot.

First, I've lived in Utah all my life but I've mostly stayed in the Salt Lake Valley. I've never spent any time in Ogden. So I was surprised that the downtown area was as "downtown" as it was. Some dirty **** going on in Ogden, done by some dirty people. Where I parked there was a trash can overturned nearby and it had been full so its contents were strewn across the sidewalk. As I passed by the trash all over the sidewalk I then saw four well used pointe shoes (ballerina shoes) scattered about near the corner of the street. It was a bit creepy honestly.

UTOG beers were good. I only tried the UTOG Pale Ale and what they call The BEER. Both were beyond my expectations. Not anything groundbreaking, but very solid examples of their respective styles. The Pale Ale was lively and very clean and the BEER was probably the most refreshing beer I've ever had.

We got the Crispy Brussel Sprouts and they were very good but they needed some salt. We asked for salt and pepper and they were better when we added it.

I got the burger. It was a boring choice but their menu is on the small side and nothing else was doing it for me. Maybe I should mention that since I've been diagnosed with gout I have really avoided beef, so I had a bit of a craving for a good burger. I've been really good about avoiding beef and beer and a few of the other heavy hitters that contribute to gout symptoms. They made it sound very good. The patty was bland AF. Needed salt and more. They put lettuce, tomato, red onion, some orange colored sauce along with cheese, crispy onion (thin cut onion rings) and thick bacon that they criss cross so that you have to pull the burger apart and rearrange it so that you get close to the same amount every bite. I added my own salt and pepper, I added some of my fry sauce, I added more salt, I left about 1/3 of it after I gave up.

My wife got the ribs. She really liked them. I think they were fine, and fine in a way that applies to a non-rib/BBQ place making ribs. If we were in a highly regarded BBQ joint in Texas and that's what they gave us I would be extremely disappointed. For a Brewery in Ogden it was fine.

Their food is overpriced. My burger was $16.50. It came with fries. The half rack of Ribs was $18.50. The Brussel Sprouts were $13.75 if I remember right.

If I were to go back I'd eat ahead of time and just have beer.
 
A few months ago I found a great new Mexican place. La Casa Del Tamal is on 56th West and 2843 S. It isn't trying to be upscale but it doesn't have a cheap divey decor, either. The prices are pretty reasonable. I don't like tamales much so can't say anything about that but their Barria is some of the best I've had in the valley. The go-to for me seems like a boring option, I get the Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde. You can get red salsa or mole, but I've only had the Salsa Verde. I actually get extra Salsa Verde because it is the most amazing sauce I think I've ever eaten. It's got some spice to it, but it's not super spicy. I don't know what the recipe is but it's absolutely amazing. I've also gotten the Camarones a la Diabla a few times and it's really good and spicy compared to most places I've been, I just hate making a mess of my hands pulling off the tails.

These are all pics I took.

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